Process Improvement Manager
About The Position
Canopy A&D is built to accelerate the future of advanced materials for space, defense, and maritime systems. Canopy delivers specialized materials and components that carry customers from concept through sustainment. Canopy A&D’s advanced signal attenuation technologies and production-scale manufacturing accelerate the fielding of platforms that are faster, cooler, and quieter. Our adaptive approach ensures solutions evolve at the pace of shifting challenges, keeping our customers ahead of the curve. The Process Improvement Manager is a key operational role responsible for implementing continuous improvement initiatives across the Canopy Aerospace operating companies. This role will focus on developing and implementing projects to increase production efficiency, optimize delivery execution, and assist in planning strategic investments. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, detail-oriented leader who can apply data-driven methodologies to solve operational challenges and while maintaining compliance with industry quality and regulatory standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Manufacturing Engineering is preferred.
- 6-8+ years of progressively responsible experience in production operations, systems engineering, process improvement, or operational excellence roles.
- 5+ years of experience leading multiple complex technical projects.
- Practical experience support capital expenditure development and execution
- Extensive project and program management experience.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making ability in ambiguous environments.
- Demonstrated ability to break down complex problems into fundamental truths and reassemble solutions from first principles.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence change and build consensus with senior leaders.
- Expertise with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.)
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience in Aerospace and Defense or a similar regulated technical industry is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement operational improvement projects to increase production output and lower costs across product lifecycles.
- Conduct root cause analyses, proactively address system level challenges, and develop action plans.
- Continually identify and prioritize improvement opportunities across the platform.
- Drive and own and projects from end-to-end.
- Assist in evaluating and planning investments in new machinery, tooling, and infrastructure.
- Drive business cases included ROI analyses, cost benchmarking, and proposal development.
- Track, monitor, and manage KPIs across the portfolio.
- Partner with company leadership to analyze performance data and develop sustainable solutions.
- Collaborate with Program Management and Technical Program Management to problem solve and align on improvement priorities.
- Identify workflow inefficiencies across platform functions and support optimization efforts.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
- Support due diligence and data integration for M&A.
Benefits
- Company paid employee medical, dental and vision insurance.
- Retirement plan participation (eligibility required)
- Paid sick leave
- Paid vacation
- Paid holidays
- Discretionary bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
